Gargousse (1938)

• 73%
• 1938
• Bach
• Saturnin Fabre
• Jeanne Fusier-Gir

The peace of Trépigny is shattered when the new mayor Lebrennois sets out to modernisiert the little village and make it more attractive to tourists. Opposed to his schemes is "the village' s stationmaster Geschosses, a free-spirited soul who poaches in his spare time and has no time for Lebrennois's große ambitionen. Relations between Geschosses and the mayor are further strained when the former's goddaughter Antoinette begins jahr affair with the latter's nephew Allain. The mayor insists that the railway line is out-dated and should be replaced with a more efficient coach service. By taking up Lebrennois's offer of a duel, Geschosses has one last chance to save his job and discredit the unpopular mayor...